"Winterkartoffelknödel" is a German 90-minute movie from 2 years ago. It is the sequel to "Dampfnudelblues", both written by Rita Falk. The core action is a murder case that the local detective tries to solve. However, this has nothing to do with "Tatort". This film here is at least 50% comedy. All the characters, major and minor, have entertaining quirks. There has recently been a wave of German films that mix crime and detective stories with comedy that has a lot to do with the humour of the region where the film takes place. This is true here too. The titles of both films include dishes that are particularly famous in Bavaria. I also do not want to go too much into detail in terms of the crime and police investigation here as for me this was okay to watch, but the comedy stood out a lot more. The film is absurd, has lots of black humor and is very much over the top, but in a good way. One example would be the scene when the detective's father accidentally cuts off his toe and the son is busy talking to the female main character, a murder suspect, instead of helping his dad. And then suddenly a second severed toe shows up. Or the scene when the woman sucks on the detective's finger. I also guess that the makers of this film were more interested in the comedy than the crime story as it was not really too surprising who the killers were and honestly I did not really care for the solution. I cared much more for the fun and the experienced regardless of it was just interactions between the family members or the real investigation. This film is probably not for everybody. But it is for me. And it is for everybody who has better taste in terms of crime films than watching the mostly disappointing Tatort episodes each week. I see a third film will come out in autumn this year and I will definitely check it out too at some point. Until then, I recommend "Winterkartoffelknödel". Pretty funny watch.
Review of Winterkartoffelknödel
